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timsimon
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Aug 19, 2022

AC2200 WiFi Mesh Extender EX7700 - how to reset login credentials to factory default

I bought this AC2200 WiFi Mesh Extender EX7700 on eBay, used, some while ago, but, after a house move, I am now trying to add it to my Nighthawk router but cannot log in to it as the factory reset do...
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olympos1625
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Aug 30, 2022

Hi @timsimon,

 

Thank you for reaching out. We are sorry to hear about your experience with the extender.  Please try to reset the extender for a full minute. It is possible that it doesn't reset properly. By default, you should be seeing the default network name of NETGEAR_EXT.

 

https://kb.netgear.com/23517/How-do-I-set-up-my-NETGEAR-WiFi-range-extender

 

https://kb.netgear.com/22035/How-do-I-set-up-my-NETGEAR-WiFi-range-extender-using-WPS

 

I am looking forward to your response.

 

Regards,

Oliver

Community Team